Assignment Unit I – Batch A1 & B1

1) Draw and describe valve timing diagram for four stroke S.I engine.
2) Enlist the assumptions considered for fuel air cycles.
3) Describe the phenomenon of dissociation.
4) Compare air standard cycle and actual cycle.
5) Explain effect of change in specific heat on fuel air cycles.

Assignment Unit I – Batch A2 & B2

1) Draw and describe valve timing diagram for four stroke C.I engine.
2) Discuss the difference between ideal and actual valve timing diagram of a four stroke petrol engine.
3) Compare air standard cycle and fuel air cycle.
4) Enlist the assumptions considered for air standard cycles.
5) Enlist different losses in I.C engine and explain any two of them.

Assignment Unit I – Batch A3 & B3

1) Draw and describe valve timing diagram for two stroke S.I engine.
2) Discuss the difference between ideal and actual valve timing diagram of a four stroke diesel engine.
3) Enlist different losses in I.C engine and explain any two of them.
4) Compare fuel air cycle and actual cycle.
5) Explain effect of change in air fuel ratio on fuel air cycles.

Assignment Unit II – Batch A1 & B1

1) Discuss requirements of a good combustion chamber in SI engine.

2) Draw the curve representing variation in mixture requirement from no load to full load and explain
why engine requires rich mixture during idling.
3) Describe the terms: controlled combustion, un-controlled combustion and abnormal combustion.
4) Draw and explain P-ϴ diagram for SI engine.
5) Differentiate between direction injection and indirect injection systems used in SI engines.
 Assignment Unit II – Batch A2 & B2

1) Enlist and explain factors affecting process of carburation.

2) Describe down-draught, up-draught and side-draught carburetors with the help of neat sketch.
3) Explain stages of combustion in SI engine.
4) Justify the statement: Auto-ignition is the main cause of detonation in SI engine.
5) Classify MPFI systems. Explain any one type with the help of a sketch.

Assignment Unit II – Batch A3 & B3

1) Draw and describe working of a simple carburetor.
2) Discuss the effect of compression ratio, engine speed and air fuel ratio on propagation of flame.
3) Enlist different methods used to reduce detonation in SI engine.
4) Explain effect of engine variables on detonation in SI engine.
5) Enlist limitations of a simple carburetor.

Assignment Unit III – Batch A1 & B1

1) Enlist different reasons for which CI engine is not much favored in passenger cars.
2) Justify the statement: “Factors which tend to increase detonation in SI engine tend to reduce
detonation in CI engines”.
3) Describe air injection system with the help of a neat sketch.
4) Differentiate between open combustion chambers and divided combustion chamber in CI engines.
5) Discuss effect of engine variables on ignition lag in CI engines.

Assignment Unit III – Batch A2 & B2

1) Explain briefly different methods used for generating air swirl in CI engines.
2) Describe working of M combustion chamber used in CI engine.
3) Enlist different methods used to reduce detonation in CI engine.
4) Discuss working of common rail direct injection system.
5) Classify different types of nozzles used in CI engine. Explain any one of them with a neat sketch.
 Assignment Unit III – Batch A3 & B3
1) Describe stages of combustion in CI engine.
2) Explain working of any one of the indirect combustion chamber used in CI engine.
3) Discuss effect of engine variables on ignition lag in CI engines.
4) Describe working of individual pump injection system.
5) Explain the term Cetane number.

Assignment Unit IV - Batch A1

1) Enumerate the main objectives of supercharging.
2) Describe working of rope brake dynamometer with a neat sketch.
3) Describe measurement of friction power by Morse test method.
4) A single cylinder four stroke gasoline engine is fitted with a rope brake. Diameter of rope is 26mm.
Dead weight on brake is 200N and the spring balance reading is 30N. Calculate brake power of the
engine.
Assume diameter of flywheel = 6 × Your Roll Number (ex. 112) m.
Assume speed of engine = 4 × Your Roll Number (ex. 112) rpm.
5) Following observations were recorded in a test of one hour duration on a single cylinder petrol
engine working on four stroke: Bore diameter = 300mm, Stroke length = 450mm, Fuel used =
8.8kg, Calorific value of fuel = 41800 kJ/kg, Average speed = 200 rpm, Mean effective pressure =
5.8 bar, Brake friction load (W-S) = 20 × (Roll number) N, Quantity of cooling water = 650 kg,
Temperature rise of water = 22oC, Diameter of brake drum = 1.22m, Calculate mechanical
efficiency, brake thermal efficiency and draw heat balance sheet.

Assignment Unit IV - Batch A2

1) Compare naturally aspired engine and supercharged engine with the help of PV diagram.
2) Describe working of prony brake dynamometer with a neat sketch.
3) Describe measurement of friction power by Motoring test method.
4) In a test of 4 cylinder 4 stroke engine of 75 mm bore and 100 mm stroke, following results were
obtained at a particular constant speed and fixed fuel supply of 6 kg/hr.
B.P with all cylinders working = 15.6 kW
B.P with 1st cylinder cutoff = 11.1 kW
B.P with 2nd cylinder cutoff = 11.03 kW
B.P with 3rd cylinder cutoff = 10.88 kW
B.P with 4th cylinder cutoff = 10.66 kW
 If the clearance volume of engine is 0.0001m3, Calculate mechanical efficiency, Indicated thermal
efficiency and air standard efficiency. Assume Calorific value of fuel = 400 × Your Roll Number
(ex. 132) kJ/kg.
5) A single cylinder and stroke cycle I.C. engine when tested, the following observations available:
Area of indicator diagram = 3 sq.cm, Length of indicator diagram = 4 cm, Spring constant = 10
bar/cm, Speed of engine = 400 rpm, Brake drum diameter = 120 cm, Dead weight on brake = (Roll
Number) N, Spring balance reading = 50N, Fuel consumption = 2.8 kg/hr., Cv = 42000 kJ/kg,
Cylinder diameter = 16cm, Piston stroke = 20cm. Calculate a) Friction power, b) Mechanical
efficiency, c) Break Specific Fuel Consumption d) Brake thermal efficiency.

Assignment Unit IV - Batch A3

1) Justify the statement: “Supercharging is preferred in diesel engines than petrol engines”.
2) Describe measurement of friction power by Willan’s line method.
3) Describe measurement of fuel consumption by volumetric fuel flowmeter.
4) Four cylinder two stroke petrol engine develops 30 kW. Mean effective pressure acting on each
cylinder is 8 bar and mechanical efficiency is 80%. Calculate the diameter and stroke length of each
cylinder if stroke to bore ratio is 1.5. Also calculate fuel consumption of the engine, if brake thermal
efficiency is 28%.
Assume Calorific value of fuel = 400 × Your Roll Number (ex. 162) kJ/kg.
Assume speed of engine = 20 × Your Roll Number (ex. 162) rpm.
5) A two stroke diesel engine was motored when the meter reading was 1.5 kW. Then the test on the
engine was carried out for one hour and the following observations were recorded: Brake torque =
120 Nm; Speed = 600 rpm; Fuel used = 2.5 kg; calorific value of fuel = 40.3 MJ/kg; Cooling water
used = 8 × (Roll Number) kg; Rise in temperature of cooling water = 10°C. Exhaust gas temperature
= 345°C. Room temperature = 25°C; A/F = 32 : 1. Determine: a) Indicated power, b) Mechanical
efficiency, and c) Draw heat balance sheet on minute basis and also in percentage.

Assignment Unit IV - Batch B1

1) Enumerate the main objectives of supercharging.
2) Describe working of rope brake dynamometer with a neat sketch.
3) Describe measurement of friction power by Morse test method.
4) A single cylinder four stroke gasoline engine is fitted with a rope brake. Diameter of rope is 26mm.
Dead weight on brake is 200N and the spring balance reading is 30N. Calculate brake power of the
engine.
 Assume diameter of flywheel = 3 × Your Roll Number (ex. 212) m.
Assume speed of engine = 2 × Your Roll Number (ex. 212) rpm.
5) Following observations were recorded in a test of one hour duration on a single cylinder petrol
engine working on four stroke: Bore diameter = 300mm, Stroke length = 450mm, Fuel used =
8.8kg, Calorific value of fuel = 41800 kJ/kg, Average speed = 200 rpm, Mean effective pressure =
5.8 bar, Brake friction load (W-S) = 10 × (Roll number) N, Quantity of cooling water = 650 kg,
Temperature rise of water = 22oC, Diameter of brake drum = 1.22m, Calculate mechanical
efficiency, brake thermal efficiency and draw heat balance sheet.

Assignment Unit IV - Batch B2

1) Compare naturally aspired engine and supercharged engine with the help of PV diagram.
2) Describe working of prony brake dynamometer with a neat sketch.
3) Describe measurement of friction power by Motoring test method.
4) In a test of 4 cylinder 4 stroke engine of 75 mm bore and 100 mm stroke, following results were
obtained at a particular constant speed and fixed fuel supply of 6 kg/hr.
B.P with all cylinders working = 15.6 kW
B.P with 1st cylinder cutoff = 11.1 kW
B.P with 2nd cylinder cutoff = 11.03 kW
B.P with 3rd cylinder cutoff = 10.88 kW
B.P with 4th cylinder cutoff = 10.66 kW
If the clearance volume of engine is 0.0001m3, Calculate mechanical efficiency, Indicated thermal
efficiency and air standard efficiency. Assume Calorific value of fuel = 200 × Your Roll Number
(ex. 232) kJ/kg.
5) A single cylinder and stroke cycle I.C. engine when tested, the following observations available:
Area of indicator diagram = 3 sq.cm, Length of indicator diagram = 4 cm, Spring constant = 10
bar/cm, Speed of engine = 400 rpm, Brake drum diameter = 120 cm, Dead weight on brake = (Roll
Number) N, Spring balance reading = 50N, Fuel consumption = 2.8 kg/hr., Cv = 42000 kJ/kg,
Cylinder diameter = 16cm, Piston stroke = 20cm. Calculate a) Friction power, b) Mechanical
efficiency, c) Break Specific Fuel Consumption d) Brake thermal efficiency.

Assignment Unit IV - Batch B3

1) Justify the statement: “Supercharging is preferred in diesel engines than petrol engines”.
2) Describe measurement of friction power by Willan’s line method.
3) Describe measurement of fuel consumption by volumetric fuel flowmeter.
4) Four cylinder two stroke petrol engine develops 30 kW. Mean effective pressure acting on each
cylinder is 8 bar and mechanical efficiency is 80%. Calculate the diameter and stroke length of each
 cylinder if stroke to bore ratio is 1.5. Also calculate fuel consumption of the engine, if brake thermal
efficiency is 28%.
Assume Calorific value of fuel = 200 × Your Roll Number (ex. 262) kJ/kg.
Assume speed of engine = 10 × Your Roll Number (ex. 262) rpm.
5) A two stroke diesel engine was motored when the meter reading was 1.5 kW. Then the test on the
engine was carried out for one hour and the following observations were recorded: Brake torque =
120 Nm; Speed = 600 rpm; Fuel used = 2.5 kg; calorific value of fuel = 40.3 MJ/kg; Cooling water
used = 4 × (Roll Number) kg; Rise in temperature of cooling water = 10°C. Exhaust gas temperature
= 345°C. Room temperature = 25°C; A/F = 32 : 1. Determine: a) Indicated power, b) Mechanical
efficiency, and c) Draw heat balance sheet on minute basis and also in percentage.